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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MB here and this request is ridiculous.  Unless you'll be providing care in your home there is no way that a prospective employer should ask this.

That being said, we recently had reason to visit our nanny (of three years) at her home while she was recuperating from surgery.  I was shocked by the state of her living conditions.  This is a woman who leaves my kitchen spotless at the end of the day, does a stellar job w/ my kids (including their laundry, most baths, etc...), and who I often clean up for in the morning or on Sunday night because I want to leave her workspace as clean as I leave my own.

She lives in conditions I can only describe as dangerously close to what I see on that show "Hoarding".

So how she lives does not correlate with how she does her job.  Great.  But if I had seen how she lived before I hired her I think it would have given me VERY serious concerns.

That's not really relevant at all to OP's post I know.  (Sorry.)  It's just been on my mind as this just happened a few weeks ago and I was so stunned.

But I would still never think it appropriate to ask of nanny candidates if I ever have to run another search.[/quote]

She probably gives everything she has to your family during the day and has nothing left when she gets home. I clean after kids (and adults) all freaking day, I certainly don't want to do more when I get home. I'm very neat, but all of my cleaning happens on the weekends. I wouldn't judge the state of her home while she is recovering from a surgery as how she always lives. [/quote]

This wasn't something that happened during her three day recovery from an outpatient procedure, or as the result of a temporary physical condition, or because she's too tired to clean.  What I saw was a pathological accumulation of stuff.  I am concerned for her, but it's none of my business - especially as it doesn't interfere with her ability to do her job.[/quote]
Seeing she's giving her all to your family for three years already, would it be possible to consider to pay for some kind of housekeeping? One person for 3 or 4 hours a week, or even one day a month? She's obliously overwhelmed with her personal conditions and needs some help. Ask her to pick a service. She'll probably be innitially embarassed, but incredibly appreciative of your generosity and thoughtfulness. Her recent surgery is a perfect opportunity for you to do this if you can possibly afford to help her. Her work performance for your children could only get even better, if anything. This has got to be a huge burden for her to be dealing with.[/quote]

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